"Explores the real-world science and engineering related to Superman's ability to fly"--

In 1986, John Byrne was recruited from Marvel Comics to reinvent Superman for a brand-new audience. Along with inker Dick Giordano, Byrne reimagined the look of Superman, Lois Lane, Krypton and Lex Luthor.The relationships between Superman and Lois, Superman and Batman, and Superman and Luthor were reexamined and tweaked for modern readers. Old villains such as Bizarro returned and new ones, such as Magpie, were introduced. It was the dawn of a new...

Taking a rare day off from the Daily Planet newspaper, Clark Kent relaxes with his new sci-fi novel, Little Green Men. Then suddenly, the mild-mannered reporter hears a scream! Unable to ignore his other job as Superman the world's greatest hero, he soars toward the cry for help, rescuing a construction worker from a near fatal fall. The interruptions, however, don't stop there, and the Man of Steel's lazy day quickly becomes stranger than fiction....

The distant planet KRYPTON faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist JOR-EL and his wife LARA send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the boy and his strange powers.

Intergalactic bounty hunter LOBO has a new job. The evil aliens KALIBAK and DESAAD have hired him to capture SUPERMAN, dead or alive! However, when LOBO finally manages to wrangle up the MAN OF STEEL, the aliens aren't far behind. They don't trust the ill-mannered bounty hunter, and quickly trap him beneath a force field with SUPERMAN. LOBO and the MAN OF STEEL must set aside their differences in order to escape, capture the two villains, and collect...

After the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN, Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way. 'Grounded' begins as Superman visits Philadelphia--on foot--then continues in a small town in Ohio where, as in many towns, a number of its residents are from other places. But when the Man of Steel discovers that there are also a number of residents secretly from other worlds, he unravels a mystery...

The fallout from THE Man of Steel mini-series has Clark Kent looking at the world through new eyes...with new ideas about what Superman could and should do for the city of Metropolis and the planet Earth. His first job? Getting the planet out of the Phantom Zone! The world quakes and shakes as it begins to succumb to the effects of the entire planet being moved into the lifeless realm known as the Phantom Zone. As Superman works with the Justice League,...

An amazing edition collecting the 6-part tale originally presented in Action Comics #812-813, Adventures of Superman #625-626 and Superman #202-203! The Man of Steel finds himself on Krypton - but can he escape and return to Earth?